Consumers Are Losing Faith in supermarket food

[Guest guest]

Did anyone see the 60 minutes segment on GMO foods. It was really obvious

that they did not know what they were talking about and that the FDA could

care less about the consumer. This article kind of confirms consumers fears

of what our government is doing. People are not as gullible as they think.

I think that if organics was more widely available, there would be more

people in the market for it.

Consumers Are Losing Faith

In Supermarket Food

New York University Medical Center And School Of Medicine

http://www.med.nyu.edu/

Science Daily Magazine

8-9-1

Consumers are losing faith in supermarkets, with only one in six trusting

them to sell safe food - and three in four people are more concerned than

ever about the safety of the food they buy.

A Good Housekeeping magazine survey found that although 97 per cent of those

questioned buy most of their food from a supermarket, their faith in them

has suffered.

The survey revealed 67 per cent trust supermarkets less than they used to

and 16 per cent lack confidence in supermarkets to sell safe foods. This

lack of trust is particularly apparent when buying meat, with 18 per cent

admitting they have changed their shopping habits so they now buy meat only

from a local butcher.

The 1,000 people questioned in July said fears about food additives, changes

in eating habits and organic produce were all causes for concern.

It found 81 per cent of those questioned " always or sometimes " buy organic

food, but 19 per cent never have. The survey found 83 per cent of people

would pay around an extra £9 a week on their food bills to ensure safety.

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